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Russia postpones launch of Proton-M rocket due to faulty components
Russia postponed the launch of the Proton-M launch rocket which was expected to deliver into orbit Express satellites due to substandard parts, as reported on the web site of the Russian space agency Roscosmos.
According to Aleksey Varochko, director general of the The Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, during a quality check of components, Russian experts found a discrepancy in one of the parameters being tested. A series of components, including those used in the Proton, …